codominant — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Equally dominant.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   codominant species in a region

2. Describing two or more alleles that are equally dominant.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   A and B are ‘co-dominant’ versions of the same gene, O being the ‘recessive’ form of it.

Noun

1. A species or organism that jointly dominates a region.

   Examples

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   Landowners cannot afford to cut submerchantable trees, yet many hesitate to cut merchantable dominants and codominants at the risk of downgrading the residual stand.